The developers of “NBA 2K” might know something the rest of us don’t.
“NBA 2K24,” the latest installment in the popular “2K” video game series, was officially released this week.
However, one curious moment in the game attracted attention right from the start.
One player shared a viral clip with X of the game’s commentators talking about star guard Damian Lillard as if he were already a member of the Miami Heat.
After Lillard took a shot during the game (while still wearing his Portland Trail Blazers uniform), the broadcast booth started talking about Lillard supposedly going to Miami.
“It’s a long way from Portland to Miami,” one commenter said.
“But for Damian Lillard, it all comes down to their relative distance from their opponents.”
“Yes, with the Heat, he joins a team that has reached the Finals twice in the past four seasons,” another commentator added.
“They are hoping he will be the missing piece to go the distance, if you will.”
You can watch the viral clip here.
It’s been more than two months since Lillard officially requested a trade from the Blazers and said he only wanted to go to Miami and Miami.
But it appears the two teams have yet to make any clear progress in the move to bring seven-time All-Star Lillard to the Heat.
Updates on the Lillard front have become rare in recent weeks, and the last we heard was still pretty pessimistic about the prospects of a deal getting done.
As for “NBA 2K24,” it’s likely that comments were made months in advance, and the developers expected that the Lillard-Miami deal would be in effect by the time the game was released.
into the game..
.or they could just stick to their guns and look really good if and when a Lillard trade eventually happens.